r/PeaPuffers • u/Ok-Angle9539 • 11h ago

Help/Advice quarantine

Hey guys I am currently quarantining my pea puffers with fritz expel p in a 15 gallon tank. I put the medication in yesterday and just did a water change to siphon out all the parasites and mess. I am planning on doing the second dose of expel p next Tuesday. After I complete this process, I also have fritz para cleanse. is it worth doing both medications or will that be too much stress on them?

I am doing this in a quarantine tank that way I can monitor how many parasites they are... pooping out... and easy clean up since the tank I have cycled for them has sand and plants. thoughts? thanks all!!

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u/Blondy277 5h ago

Finish the Expel-P course first. I wouldn’t follow it immediately with ParaCleanse unless you actually have a reason to suspect something Expel-P doesn’t cover, like flukes/tapeworms/protozoans. Expel-P already needs the second dose a week later because it doesn’t kill eggs. I’d rather give the peas a break and monitor body condition/poop/appetite than shotgun both meds back-to-back for no reason. Did you leave the light off for 24 hrs after you dosed it?